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TILT-ROTOR AIRCRAFT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Aircraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tiltrotor aircraft
1, record 1, English, tiltrotor%20aircraft
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tilt-rotor aircraft 2, record 1, English, tilt%2Drotor%20aircraft
correct
- tilt rotor aircraft 3, record 1, English, tilt%20rotor%20aircraft
correct
- tilt-rotor shuttle 4, record 1, English, tilt%2Drotor%20shuttle
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rotorcraft with the axes of the power-driven proprotor blades capable of pivoting from vertical for vertical takeoff, landing, and hover operations to horizontal to derive lift from the wing in cruise. 5, record 1, English, - tiltrotor%20aircraft
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This is the decade of the tilt-rotor VSTOL aircraft. ... The two prototype XV-15 tilt-rotor research aircraft have now flown almost 100 hours, and run for more than 200 hours on test stands and in wind tunnels. ... It can be hovered like a helicopter and flown like an aircraft. 6, record 1, English, - tiltrotor%20aircraft
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tiltrotor shuttle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types d'aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aéronef à rotors basculants
1, record 1, French, a%C3%A9ronef%20%C3%A0%20rotors%20basculants
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- appareil à rotors basculants 2, record 1, French, appareil%20%C3%A0%20rotors%20basculants
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Giravion équipé des mêmes axes que ceux utilisés pour les pales d'un rotor orientable motopropulsé capable de pivoter de la verticale (pour les décollages et atterrissages verticaux et le vol stationnaire) à l'horizontale (pour obtenir la portance d'aile en vol de croisière). 3, record 1, French, - a%C3%A9ronef%20%C3%A0%20rotors%20basculants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deux appareils expérimentaux à rotors basculants Bell XV-15 sont actuellement essayés en vol à des fins diverses par des pilotes de l'US Army, de la NASA et de Bell. 2, record 1, French, - a%C3%A9ronef%20%C3%A0%20rotors%20basculants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Types of Aircraft
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- civil tiltrotor
1, record 2, English, civil%20tiltrotor
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CTR 1, record 2, English, CTR
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- civil tiltrotor aircraft 1, record 2, English, civil%20tiltrotor%20aircraft
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
civil tiltrotor; CTR; civil tiltrotor aircraft: terms and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 2, record 2, English, - civil%20tiltrotor
Record 2, Key term(s)
- civil tilt rotor
- civil tilt-rotor
- civil tilt rotor aircraft
- civil tilt-rotor aircraft
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Types d'aéronefs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aéronef civil à rotors basculants
1, record 2, French, a%C3%A9ronef%20civil%20%C3%A0%20rotors%20basculants
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aéronef civil à rotors basculants : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 2, record 2, French, - a%C3%A9ronef%20civil%20%C3%A0%20rotors%20basculants
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de aeronaves
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- aeronave civil de rotor basculante
1, record 2, Spanish, aeronave%20civil%20de%20rotor%20basculante
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aeronave civil de rotor basculante: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 2, Spanish, - aeronave%20civil%20de%20rotor%20basculante
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